Renewable sources, including solar, wind, and hydro, now produce roughly a quarter of America's electricity, and when combined with wind, make up 98% of new energy capacity in the US. But how do solar ...

How would you like to lower your electricity bill and help power your home using an abundant renewable energy source — the sun? There is an affordable, do-it-yourself solution for people who own ...

The United States added 22,332 megawatts of power plant capacity in the first half of this year, and the vast majority of it was utility-scale solar, batteries and onshore wind. Natural gas was next, ...

When there's a blackout, the power stays on at Rebecca Calder's house. That's because her home is equipped with a battery for ...

Solar panels are often associated with hot, sunny climates, but they also function quite well in winter. Understanding their performance during the colder months can help optimize energy production ...

If you work in solar you are destined to hear or come across the term P50 or P90 or P99. This, at first, is a very confusing concept. The ‘P’ stands for Probability and the number trailing it is the ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Since October 2023, three solar farms over 1,000 acres have been denied in either Clark or Jefferson County, Indiana. The combined energy from all of those projects was going to be 972 ...

To make the solar cells that ... Biden’s secretary of energy — signed a bill giving the facility tax credits to protect it from electricity price hikes. Clarksville was proposed for a new plant ...

Solar lights can seem like magic. They turn the light from the sun into usable electricity, making for beautiful garden lighting that's totally free to run. But how do they actually work? I spoke to ...

Residential solar panels are often sold with long-term loans or leases, with homeowners entering contracts of 20 years or more. But how long do panels last, and how resilient are they? Panel life ...